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Our lives are too precious to miss. But that’s exactly what happens when we feed the addiction of proving ourselves and how we spend our time, when we feel we must justify time off. Even the fact that we call it time “off” is so telling, isn’t it?

Take a breather. Literally.

This series offers you a beautiful and life-giving opportunity to practice the powerful art of being idle. The focus here won’t be on writing as much as on taking some time each day to step out of the routines, the requirements, and the responsibilities — into a space that prizes a slower pace. Having nothing to show for yourself will be cause for celebration. Doesn’t that sound refreshing?

Download this PDF if you:

• Are a chronic overachiever

• Rarely put down your phone

• Feel plagued by the need to prove something

• Regularly sacrifice creativity on the altar of productivity

• Long to feast on your life but secretly believe that’s impossible

• Berate yourself for committing to things and not following through

• Get nostalgic for some former self that used to listen to music, read poetry, and take walks

Does writing feel like a constant slog or struggle? Is your inner critic or editor holding your creativity hostage? Do you long to write but need help getting started or keeping going? I've got you!

Start or deepen your writing practice with this series of one-of-a-kind prompts. Whether you’re seeking to generate material or writing for self-expression and discovery, these prompts will invite you simply to show up each day, set a timer for 10 minutes, and get words on the page. If you've been finding it difficult to sit down and start writing or your writing feels stagnant or stuck, this self-paced practice will help you get things moving again.

Many of us have a memoir in us—and yet the task of writing such a thing is daunting. If this is you, the Mini Memoirs prompt series offers you a bite-size way into this genre.

Wherever you may be in relation to a memory or a moment in your life that has a hold on you, this series will give you the time, space, and structure to get them on paper, perhaps for the very first time.

“Mini Memoirs has prompted and inspired me to look at my life differently and deeply. That’s not just a course deliverable, that’s a lasting gift. These prompts exceeded my expectations.”

“These prompts helped to reach deep, find forgotten treasures of my past.”

We all stand at the corner of many identities, with parts of ourselves embraced and others off-limits, some seen and others invisible, some conditioned and others chosen. Who we feel ourselves to be, how the world see us, and ultimately what we choose to bring (and have no choice about bringing) with us into our daily lives — these have a huge impact not only on our own experience of segmentation and/or wholeness, but on those around us, be they family, coworkers, community members, or the world at large.

Writing has the power to help us get to know ourselves, and thus each other, better. This series of prompts offers you a guided opportunity to explore your identities through a combination of freewriting and other creative exercises.

Anyone who wishes to deepen your understanding of yourself will benefit from this process of writing for self-reflection and discovery.

Like any gem, every story has many ways of catching the light. Look at it from over here and its color appears rich and opaque. From another angle, the same jewel may seem translucent.

What would happen if you gave yourself time, with the structure and guidance of 10 evocative, interconnected writing prompts, to explore one story from ten different perspectives?

This series will support you in doing just that.

Does writing feel like a constant slog or struggle? Is your inner critic or editor holding your creativity hostage? Do you long to write but need help getting started or keeping going? I've got you!

Start or deepen your writing practice with this series of one-of-a-kind prompts. Whether you’re seeking to generate material or writing for self-expression and discovery, these prompts will invite you simply to show up each day, set a timer for 10 minutes, and get words on the page. If you've been finding it difficult to sit down and start writing or your writing feels stagnant or stuck, this self-paced practice will help you get things moving again.